New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly tells “60 Minutes” that the NYPD has “some means to take down a plane” in what he termed an “extreme situation,” during an interview tonight on CBS, according to a transcript of the exchange.
Under fire by some for police counterterrorism tactics highlighted in a series of Associated Press articles, Kelly doesn’t elaborate to interviewer Scott Pelley exactly how cops could take down a plane, but when asked point-blank whether the police have the equipment and training to pull off such a feat, Kelly responds, “Yes”
“Do you mean to say that the NYPD has the means to take down an aircraft?” Pelley asks.
To which Kelly responds: “Yes, I prefer not to get into the details but obviously this would be in a very extreme situation.”
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this could be as innocuous as a .50 cal rifle, which would take more than a few VERY VERY amazing shots to take down a plane. The odds of the NYPD themselves maintaining and operating surface-to-air missile systems, MANPADS or cannon over .50 cal are extremely low.